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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHIDDEN POND ESTATES - PDP - 11-07 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGNeighborhood Information Meeting Meeting Location: Christ P//4w;h;p O'bure Date: yf/3I PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY aflame Address Phone Email Kvt 3 I d I C, r-OA So 6-1 dS 1 7/)w Dl Me-5-A- Vei4e- 5`�- <%F-a -Q� 06/lovJer 2-L/ 6� 5, ,is&os zs -Z Z25 8 �, Z-o Loe« 14 1)iEs,. voen�� ST, qol��R- U) yC)-.J X1L- 4,, (- 5i/s e, 3 77- 3 is micLt; a�'Svv�vr� AeLl He5,A Verde fi ZzS- MQ )a eO .max Rd I�8scc`) 1�� �ZU ���sGi Wel�Gi� S+ ©-46Z98 {� ZZ(, Z,7-q-II ZuM i 4UZ14 Zz3 - 4o!S-o Gv �� Ae:56 li 36a5 MAC/fiN -4ti 2-Z3-0Y_5"3 we)vpr SN 1Z4.ps 336,7 GRA/vp e1q N (�6 N cv- -T— - 368 9 041 Response: (Applicant) The City's Traffic Operations staff may be able to work with the neighborhood to address pedestrian safety. buffer, and homes will not encroach in this buffer area. Homes along this side of the property will be one-story ranch -style homes with walkout basements. 37. Comment: (Resident) The developer must be sure to protect existing water rights and to not significantly alter the drainage patterns of the site. 38. Question: (Resident) What are the environmental impacts associated with the development? Response: (Environmental Planner) The development will be required to meet the standards within the City's Land Use Code, which addressed environmental and natural resource protection. There will not be any earth work permitted in the wetland buffer area, a 25 foot buffer around the drip line of the wind row will be required and a 50 foot buffer along the ditch will be required for wildlife movement. Wildlife will be impacted on a short-term basis during construction, but the long term goal is to enhance the wildlife movement and attraction to the area. 39. Question: (Resident) Will there be a traffic light on Ziegler? Response: (Follow up from City Traffic Engineer) There will be a signal at the Front Range Village entrance on Ziegler. All of the other streets along Ziegler to the north will not likely ever meet a traffic signal warrant. 40. Question: (Resident) How will people get out of this proposed neighborhood and existing neighborhood as traffic increases? Response: (Applicant) When the road widens out to 4 lanes there will be more opportunities for entering the roadway. 41. Comment: (Resident) It is already difficult for pedestrians to cross Ziegler. This proposed development may exacerbate the problem. Response: (Applicant) The current system (locked gate) seems to be working and will be maintained. 32. Question: (Resident) Will the Fort Collins police have jurisdiction in this area (on the private drive)? Response: (Another Resident) On private drives the police can issue careless driving tickets, but not speeding tickets. 33. Question: (Resident) How will speed be controlled along the road? Response: (Applicant) The proposed drive is 20 feet wide, which is pretty narrow. Narrow roads are attributed with slower speeds. 34. Question: (Resident) Is this property in the City or County? Is there a community center planned? What park facilities will the development use? Response: (City Planner) The property is within City limits and no community center is planned. The development will preserve 50 percent open space for passive recreation as required for cluster developments in the Urban Estate zone. 35. Question: (Resident) Will the road be constructed first or will it all occur at once? Response: (Applicant) The main infrastructure (utilities, road) will be built first, and then the homes will be constructed. 36. Question: (Resident) How close will the east lots be to the ditch? How will residents' on the east side of the project views of the west be impacted? There are many underground springs on the eastern side of the property ... how will you prevent the homes from sliding? Response: (Applicant) The site will be graded to make sure the homes have solid foundations. The ditch is required to have a 50 foot 25. Question: (Resident) Will there be a connection between this project and the bridge/ditch? Response: (Applicant) The bridge is not on this property so no connection will be made with this proposal. The ditch access will not change with this proposal. 26. Question: (Resident) The trees in the section plan shown look really large. Will they truly be this big? Response: (Applicant) The trees are shown at maturity height, for which 30 feet is very normal for street trees. 27. Comment: (Resident) Evergreen trees may be a better choice for street trees since they will provide year-round screening and shading. 28. Question: (Resident) Will you describe the trail system in more detail? Response: (Applicant) The trail will be on the western side of the existing farmhouse (near or through the windrow) and will weave throughout the site to provide visual and physical access from the properties to the pond area. We have not yet decided if an "improved" trail will circle the pond or if it will be kept natural for people to wander around. 29. Question: (Resident) Will the pond have a fountain? Response: (Applicant) The pond will have an aeration device, but most likely not a fountain to keep it natural looking. 30. Question: (Resident) When will the construction occur (hours)? Response: (Applicant) This has not yet been determined. 31. Question: (Resident) How will security at the pond outfall be addressed? 11 may be provided. 17. Question: (Resident) Will there fencing to separate the neighborhoods? Response: (Applicant) The 6 foot privacy fence along the western edge can either remain or be removed, depending on what the neighbors would prefer. A fence is not permitted or proposed within the road right-of-way out to Ziegler. 18. Comment: (Resident) Homes along the road into the development will be impacted by significant noise and light. The existing hedge should remain, but it should be noted that during the winter time, it is an ineffective screening material. 19. Comment: (Applicant) No lighting is proposed along the roads in the development. 20. Comment: (Applicant) Additional landscaping may be provided to establish better screening for the homes along the road, perhaps 2 levels with coniferous trees and then shrubs. 21. Comment: (Resident) A noise study from the previous proposal (Feather Ridge) proved that landscaping is an insufficient barrier to reduce noise. 22. Comment: (Applicant) This is a different proposal and the number of trips will be greatly reduced. 23. Question: (Resident) Will there be a footpath or bike path out to Ziegler? Response: (Applicant) A pedestrian sidewalk is proposed along south side of the road of to Ziegler. 24. Question: (City Planner) Could the path potentially be moved to the north side to act as a buffer between the road and houses? Response: (Applicant) This is potentially feasible and will be considered. 5 12 13 14. 15. 16 now but will be properly maintained (the existing drip system is currently out of service). Question: (Resident) There is a Canadian Thistle problem near the ponds. Will you be addressing this? Response: (Applicant) Yes. This will be included in the landscaping design. Question: (Resident) Will the pine trees along the western edge be relocated? Response: (Applicant) All trees in the windrow area will remain. Question: (Resident) How will the western cul-de-sac be screened for the neighboring properties? Response: (Applicant) The existing wind row will remain, which should provide significant screening. Additional plantings may be placed strategically to provide more screening. We will definitely work with those affected property owners to determine agreeable locations for additional landscaping in this area. Question: (Resident) Is the City Forester aware of this development? Response: (Applicant) Tim Buchanan has visited the site and will review and comment upon the development proposal in addition to Dana Leavitt, Environmental Planner. At this point, most of their concerns have been mitigated. Question: (Resident) Will the wetland and its buffer area be re - .landscaped? Response: (Applicant and Environmental Planner) Some hazards in the wetland area may need to be addressed, but the ponds/wetlands should remain primarily untouched for natural progression of the landscaping. Additional plantings in this area 4 7 C� a 10 11 Response: (Applicant) A homeowner's association (HOA) will be established to maintain all open space, private utilities, etc. The water line will be a public utility not maintained by the HOA. Question: (Resident) How will the site drainage be affected? Response: (Applicant) The site will continue to drain into the existing ponds and approximately 1/3 of the site. will drain into a detention area on the east end (lowest area) of the site. Question: (Resident) Will the barn be moved or reconstructed? Response: (Applicant) The intent is to move the barn, but depending on how that goes, portions may need to be reconstructed. The elevation of where it will be place is lower so it will appear smaller in comparison to the large trees surrounding it. The barn will be owned and maintained by the owner of the existing farmhouse. Question: (Resident) The owners should be aware that they own only 4/5 of the water rights to the pond. Have you discussed this proposal with the 1/5 owner? Response: (Applicant) No recent discussions have taken place with the 1/5 owner, but we have been in contact previously. Question: (Resident) What design,standards will be in place? Response: (Applicant) The design standards will be part of the covenants established by the HOA. The HOA has not been established yet. Question: (Resident) What kind of landscaping is proposed along the northern edge? Response: (Applicant) The landscaping will remain pretty much as it exists 191 F 't] 4 5 2 lots sell. Question: (Resident) How many more lots could be developed in the future? Response: (Applicant) No more lots will be possible beyond what is proposed. A cluster development must provide at least 50 percent open space (permanently preserved, privately owned open space). Question: (Resident) How will you connect to the sewer main in Ziegler? Response: (Applicant) We are proposing individual pump stations for each lot that will connect to a private sewer line, that will then connect to the main in Ziegler. No central lift stations are proposed... each individual pump station will be pumped into a privately owned and maintained sewer line. A public water line will also be extended from Ziegler (City of Fort Collins will be the water provider). Question: (Resident) How big will the houses be? Response: (Applicant) The houses will be approximately 4,000 to 5,000 square feet each. Some will be ranch style with walkout basements (especially the lots on the east side where the site is steeper). The houses on the western side will likely be 2 stories, though some may also be ranch -style. The intent is for the development to match the existing topography. Each home will be custom built ... one builder may build the entire project, or it may be each house built individually. Design standards will be part of the neighborhood covenant. Comment: (Resident) It seems that the largest lots/homes in the Woodland Park neighborhood are homes without children. Question: (Resident) Who will maintain the property? K NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING SUMMARY PROJECT: Hidden Pond Estates PDP DATE: April 30, 2007 APPLICANT TEAM: Jason Beld (Property Owner) Ed Hyatt (Site Planner/Landscape Architect) Mike Oberlander (Project Engineer) CITY STAFF: Shelby Sommer (Associate City Planner) Dana Leavitt (Environmental Planner) Karen McWilliams (Historic Preservation Planner) PROJECT SUMMARY: This is a proposal for a single-family residential cluster development on 15.22 acres. The property is located at 4104 South County Road 9 (Ziegler Road), east of Woodland Park Estates, immediately north of Hewlett Packard in the UE, Urban Estate Zoning District. Single-family residential cluster developments are permitted in the Urban Estate District, subject to Planning and Zoning Board review and approval. The proposal features 14 single-family homes (1 existing plus 13 new) clustered on 50 percent of the site area, with the remaining 50 percent of the site area preserved as permanent open space. The historic barn will be moved onto the same lot as the existing house (set near a grove of trees) and a proposed trail system will circle the site. ...........................QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS, RESPONSES ............... 1. Question: (Resident) What is the timeline for construction? Response: (Applicant) The project has not yet been submitted for development review at the Ctiy. This should occur in the next few weeks, and the process will likely take a couple of months. Once the development review process is over construction may begin immediately if possible. It all depends on how quickly the i